Anyone use a GoPro camera when they hunt or train with their dog? What type of mount do you use to affix the camera to your dog? Just got a GoPro and want to get the best mounting system to affix the camera to my dog. Looking at this, but I'm not sure if there's something better out there:
Tried one of those hunting season, never could get it to work even with some modifications.. Got one of the neoprene collar types and still don't have the results I set out to get. Did get a few brief clips of some interesting points of view.
www.lmccalls.com George Lynch has got what he calls the dog cam. Mounts on the dogs head so you see what he sees. Never seen it, but the footage is neat.
You definitely want to mount the camera on the head. A while back (month or two ago) someone here posted some great footage of a dog on an upland hunt in the snow. It appeared that they had made their own mount but it worked. Wish I could remember what the thread was.
I've used one extensively for two years with my retrievers. I have purchased a specially designed dog collar mount made for the Go Pro but it does not work as the weight of the camera tends to make the unit fall to the side. You can tighten the collar but it'll be too uncomfortable for the dog. My best results come from a combo of putting the chest harness that comes with the camera over a retriever wearing a neoprene vest. For added height or clearance tou simply add a second adjustable swivel mount.
First, congrats on the cover shot. I have seen some footage shot from cameras above the dog's shoulders, and it's OK, but that video that was posted here a while back with the camera on the dog's head was really great. A much better perspective, you could even see the dog follow the bird as it flushed and then fell after being shot. On the head is the way to go if you can devise a mount. Wish someone would repost the link.
This is one that I made myself from the packaging and a strap that I had laying around.
I will say that the mount between the shoulders is not the way to go with a dog swimming, constant side to side rocking motion.
This is one that I made myself from the packaging and a strap that I had laying around.
I will say that the mount between the shoulders is not the way to go with a dog swimming, constant side to side rocking motion.
I've got the "sugar mount" I am almost positive that he doesn't use that mount in his video. Or if he did, it's a different kind of camera. I've tightened mine extremely tight and it still slides around under the dog's chin. I did get some video by setting the camera to record upside down as they instruct. But it's hardly the dog's eye view that we are striving for. Chest harnes deal also slides under because of the camera weight. Did get a comical clip with it hanging off the side of my dog while he hunted a cripple in heavy cover. I've tried modifications to the harness and used with and without a neoprene vest and never got it to work. Pain in the butt to adjust too so your dog and you better be patient!
As far as I know it's the only commercial option available right now. Shouldn't be that hard to Jerry rig one up with a harness or neoprene vest though.
I used a gopro last weekend during a hrc hunt test. I used a chesty to record the water series from my perspective. It was good to watch my dog run so I could review what we need to work on in training sessions in the future.
when I save up some more money I would like to mount on to the dog and one to myself. According to gopro if you use the wifi remote you can operate multiple cameras at the same time. I think it could be a good training aid to help understand what the dog is seeing while training in addition to what im seeing at the same time.
Has anyone else used the two camera set up to review your training sessions? If so can you provide any tips?
Oh, my guy got his firstseasoned pass so it is cool to be able to pay back the
Think Blair Witch Project. Beginning of every movie requires a warnin you may get motion sickness from viewing. In a small clip as part of a better movie they are cool but overall the are horrible to watch. I saw a video of one put on time lapse and put on a crab pot. That was probably the only one I've ever watched for more than 30 seconds. Moving video with all the shaking and bouncing is tough to take for me. I won't watch it. My folks made a movie once while driving around Maui the same year they got the first compact Sony VHS. I rate every go pro in the same catagory.
HI, just getting my first post underway! anyway I recently used a go pro for my lab and used the chest mount and just like everyone was sayin..its side to side action which is tough to watch. Next time I'll be doing the filming...will capture the retrieve better
This was setup on a tripod. I slowed the video down to 1/8th speed if I remember correctly.
You can watch on youtube and adjust video to 1080p
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